Sony had a pretty rocking 2009 with games like Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, and inFamous, and 2010 already looks like another great year for first-party and/or exclusive PS3 titles (in addition to the solid multiplatform titles like BioShock 2). Anyone who complains that the PS3 doesn't have enough games to justify its existence needs only to look at God of War 3, Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, Gran Turismo 5, and even 3D Dot Game Heroes to see the error of their ways. We haven't even touched on what possible surprises Sony and its friends might reveal later at E3 or somesuch. And again, if this list could be a little bigger, then we'd fit in games like Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, and MAG.

Currently locked in mortal combat with Mass Effect 2 for the title of "Biggest RPG of 2010," the thirteenth numbered Final Fantasy looks very much like a return to the fan-favorite elements found in FFVII and FFX: Beautiful people with fashionable clothes engaged in a melodramatic story and lots of turn-based menu-driven combat. Even gamers who are growing a little weary of the Final Fantasy style are interested, just because the whole thing is so pretty. March is gonna be huge, but FFXIII is so big that it simply eclipses everything else that month.

If you finished God of War 2, you know exactly how God of War 3 begins -- with you as Kratos climbing Gaia's back on his way to getting revenge on the gods. Between letting players fight on the backs of giant Titans, attack with new weapons like the gauntlet-like Cestus, and use new abilities like the ability to fly vertically in wind tunnels, God of War 3 looks to push the series forward in many ways, but for many the appeal here is to see how it finishes off the trilogy from a story perspective.

Call it a modern adventure game, an interactive drama, or a series of playable cut-scenes, but Heavy Rain has earned plenty of attention by being different from everything else on PS3. And it's hard to ignore a game that's content focuses on realistic characters going through tough events in everyday life, with player decisions and actions making up part of its story. If you've ever wanted to check out a game where you see the emotional arc a father goes through after losing a child, this is for you.

A tribute/homage/rip-off/parody of 8-bit action adventures (and then some), 3D Dot Game Heroes tells the story of a 2D kingdom thrust into 3D by their king, but the main plot centers around the hero taking down a malevolent bishop. This action RPG is filled with references to the good ol' days of console adventuring, starting with a much-too-faithful feel of the original Zelda games, continuing with a cameo by the 8-bit hero of Spelunker, and of course, the very beep-and-boopy music. There's also a nifty character editor if you want to 3D-ify your own pixel people (or another game's!).

Team Ico and Fumito Ueda have a well-deserved reputation for making games that almost instantly spur an, "Are games art?" discussion whenever they're brought up. So it's hard not to be excited for their next big project, The Last Guardian. All we know so far is that you have to take care of a huge griffin-like monster, and it at least looks a lot like Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. But will it be a stand-alone title? Will it tie those other esoteric stories together? Will it make us cry by killing off our giant, "sea eagle" pet in the end? We can't wait to find out!

My personal desired list of ps3 games for 2010

I'm a RPG nut.... All those shooters mean nothing to me!! Except, I'll be getting Parasite Eve, when it finally makes its way over to the Playstation 3... even if it is still just as much of a shooter as the psp version is going to be ><.

This list was disappointing, and the only good game on it was Final Fantasy XIII and the Last Guardian...

umm...

Kickin it old skool

I'm completely stoked for The Last Guardian and 3d DotGame Heroes. I hadn't been moved by a game in a long time until i played Ico and SoTC. All the undertone about the world and it's mythology actually made me use my imagination...you know that thing the tell you to use in Kindergarten and we some how end up losing it as adults?

Then a throwback to, as dictatortot puts, "intrigues the 8 year old living within me." Plus isn't from the same studio that brought us Demon's Souls? That game had all sorts of polish so i'm hoping that 3d Heroes does too...

Well....

I'm really interested in 'The Last Guardian', and only slightly interested in the upcoming FF and God of War Game. I really enjoyed Shadow of the Colossus and hope this one is equally as entertaining and stunning.

sweet

PS3 WILL DOMINATE 2010

I own both systems, and mostly play my 360 (got around 85 games on it and only around 15 on my ps3), but this year, appart from mass effect 2, alan wake, and halo:reach the exclusive lineup of the titles is way better on the ps3, so, it seems like it's time to undust the old makeuplikeblackbox and start playing, already preorder heavy rain, GOW3 and modnation racers!

The Last Guardian is simply going to be awesome, this year the PS3 is going to dominate the market in the direct competition with the 360 (the Wii is a theme appart), december showed a slighty increase on PS3 sales over the 360, but over this year period, is almost for sure that the PS3 is going to return to PS and PS2 glorious days, and leave way back its competitor. I actually don't care about systems war, as I said, I own and love both systems, but the truth to be told, I've been awaiting for the PS3 to just arise so that developers and publishers have to work harder on making it's tittles better, beacuase the competition will make you think twice which console to get, and this way, more money goes into making exclusive tittles for both systems, let's just hope 2010 gets as good as it looks on paper.

its the end end 4 the red ringer!

after 2 360s fucking up and switching to the allmighty sony ps3 i have to say ive never been happier. im so glad i have a reliable system that has way better exclusives and no online fees plus web browsing im writing this from my ps3 on my 42 inch hdtv! Thats sweet! im officially a fan boy of sony and proud of it! I cant wait 4 games like gow3 mag ff14 online! I obviously made the right choice and i love to see redringer fanboys bash sony allways with no explanation just that sony sucks. well d-bags put down gaylo and look at the facts sony is pulling ahead i would say theyre winning now oh and you get a blu ray plyer with the ps3 man how could anyone want a360? oh and i love the system wars theyre hillarious pissed off microsoft fanrats who can never back up theyre theorys on why ps3 sucks. so keep the wars coming. oh and project natal looks f---ing retarded nice idea but most people want an actual controller, they dont want to be flailing theyre arms and body around the living room and pulling fake air triggers to shoot a gun how stupid!

I'm too damn poor

I'm glad that the industry is thriving so well lately, but honestly I can't pay for all the great games that come out. I own a 360 so I guess I'm a fanboy in the sense that I hope my system will get better games than its competitors, but I'm not retarded enough to bash good games on other consoles that I wish I had.

Man oh man...

does it bother any body that the Wii has sold more consoles than the PS3, and the 360 combined? Also that the DS has out sold the PSP by about 3 times? I own a 360, and only a 360. But to those of you who think that MS, or Sony wins this round, LOL! By the way to the guy who says that Sony will beat out MS, I think that you need to look at the bigger picture. PC gaming will always be around, it started the industry with Pong, and I believe it will always satisfy someone. iPhone/BB/Android/Symbian/WinMo will always meet the casual gamer. For more hardcore on the other hand. I think that with the PSPgo Sony signed their own death warrant when compared to the DS. The PSP line will die in about 5 years give or take a year. The PSPgo is just too much like a cell phone without actually being a cell phone. The DSi was a great move by Nintendo, but then again despite the Virtual Boy, N64, and GCN. Nintendo has always been great at making handhelds. Wii is such a niche product that it is now the majority, but I think that unless Nintendo pulls a rabbit out of it's hat Natal will be the end of the Wii. In regards to the PS3, and 360 other than GoW, Halo Reach, ME2, MAG, and a few other exclusives they play the same games with little difference. FFXIII, Nier, Bayonetta, etc. PSN is great, but I don't think Sony could pull off what MS has and actually charge for the service. Nintendo, and MS has done an excellent job of having games solely for the NWiFi/XBL networks, while Sony has games that are on Discs, or they are old PS1 games. Granted a few games are only PSN, but very few. I think that what will happen is that since the PS3, and 360 are similar in so many ways, such as price/games/graphics that the next generation of video games will decide which one survives. The next generation has been started with the PSPgo, iPhone, Android, BB, DSi. Natal will soon launch in Q4 of this year. I think that the Wii has enough momentum to be the next generation's PS2, but what Nintendo does with the Wii's predecessor, and Sony with the PS4 will truly determine if MS or Sony will go the way of Sega. I think that if any company can stay afloat with the GCN, then Nintendo ain't going away soon.

maybe one day.

I've been watching the PS3 for some time now. Yet there is still no exclusives that can peel me away from my 360. Yeah God Of War 3 looks nice. But it's just not my thing. I'm not bashing, but I can't seem to justify the purchase for only a handful of titles.

System Wars are dumb?

I beg to differ. If it wasn't for Fanboyism, we may only have one videogame console to play right now, be it the Xbox or the PS3. Because of fanboy loyalty to one system or another, enough revenue is generated by the fanboys of either system to keep any underachieving console afloat ahem*Ps3* ahem.

The Xbox 360 was instantly successful, because of strong marketing, loyal Xbox 1 fanboys, and PS2 crossovers. The PS2 crossovers became instant fanboys, because they looked at the success of Xbox 360 as a failure of SONY. We call this sort of thing,"hopping on the bandwagon" in proffesional sports. When your team misses the playoffs for the 20th year in a row, you decide it's time to root for whomever wins the championship.

A phenomenon has occurred here. The way I look at it, is kind of like an underdog football team starts throwing the champ a beat down. With 5 minutes to go and the underdog on top 3 touchdowns the game is all but over. Like most bad teams, the underdog celebrates early, forgets that there is 5 minutes left, and ends up blowing the game by one point in the final seconds. How does this relate to fanboyism?

I can tell you the relation. Xbox360 fanboys have declared their beloved Xbox as the champ of this generation of gaming. What they fail to realize is that SONY is not done, and has many tricks up their sleeve. SONY is pulling a "Peyton Manning here" and throwing touchdowns at a biblical rate to tie the game in the 4th quarter here. SONY fanboys are jizzing their pants, and PS2 to Xbox 360 crossovers, are starting to "hop the bandwagon" back over to SONY, because they fear that the PS3 could win this one in overtime, and they refuse to be on the losing end of the console wars.

What does this mean Davepd? I'm not sure really. I own an Xbox 360, and to be honest, hate the fu**ing thing. I regret not spending my money on a PS3. I should have paid the $100 more for it. The amount of money I have spent, shipping my RRoD system to MS twice, because they don't pay for shipping anymore, would have supplemented the cost for a PS3. One more reason I have"hopped the bandwagon" is because, I believe the PS3 has more upside moving forward, than the 360. I think their 1st party lineup looks alot stronger than the Xbox's and always has for that matter.

I guess what i'm trying to say is, I think SONY is going to win this one in overtime. Therefore, I must be a SONY fanboy........

System Wars are Dumb

Fanboys are pawns in the sad game of their own pitiful lives. If you own a 360 and bash PS3 you're a loser, and if you own a PS3 and bash the 360, you're a loser. One exception is theoretical case of you being paid by either company to publicly trash the other in public forums. If you're simply a consumer, as we know most of you are, you're just simply a loser.

Buying one product or another doesn't suddenly get you on their team. Sony and Microsoft are happy to have you work on their behalves for free -- wait, not free. In fact, you are paying them for their product, and working as their promoters as a bit of a bonus to them. So in fact, you're paying them with your free labor in addition to what you paid for your system, games, accessories, and presumed lack of female contact.

If it really means that much to you to be on the "winning side", just buy both systems, and even a wii if you like twirling around a controller in public to replace the baton you play with when nobody's around. That way you can be sure that you indeed own the "best" system(s), and you can brag about it to all of the real losers who would actually prefer to touch a girl than compare achievements with their buddies on Saturday night.

Look, I have a good job, I own both systems, I play sparingly, and I only promote for people who pay me. In the mean time, women have been around since well before either "next gen" system, and they've always been much more fun to play with in my opinion. Try it out, post a review, and stack up some achievements in that area, dorks.

Nice line-up

This line-up looks better than the NDS and Wii, heres hoping the xbox have something of interest for rpg gamers out there. So far, I'm still thinking about buying a ps3 250gb system. I have some hope that sony will learn from their current system for the next.

@ mangazo15 - more than half multiplat?

i count only 4 multiplatform games in this list of 10... and i don't think ff13 will be better on the 360.

anyway, just nitpicking a post that doesn't really contribute to the article. why can't ps3 gamers look forward to multiplatform games? just because it's on a different system doesn't mean that it can't be enjoyed.

and if you want to talk about "better" then 99% of the exclusives on the 360 are not exclusives as they will be on the pc and most certainly better on that system.

Honestly

I don't remember this much vehement over games the last few times I visited this site and logged on,let alone where most of you idiotic fanboys came from.In all honestly,you all are taking this thing about what a game looks like and how it plays little too far considering some of you either know little to nothing about it let alone played it.And that is also considering your extreme affinity/hatred for one particular plaform.No one cares,each system has their strong points and weak points.Go away and stop trying to incite turmoil anddisgust over something that's not even that f**king serious.

@mangazo15

I see that Bayonetta has ruined the faith in multiplatform...it should along with faith in the ambition of developers.

Just like half those are on 360, there will half of 360's on PS3. But hey, there will always be haters. Always. It's hard to accept sony pwnin 09 and likely will take game of they year again with God of War 3 next year.

Like many, I could not be more dissapointed at Platinum Games with Bayonetta. What looks impossible to fix with even after 10 patches. Unexceptable.. Now I see why games took so long coming out for PS3 but jesus they came as the better version! Eternal Sonata, Bioshock 2, Tales of Vasparia, ESIV: Obvlivion and etc.

But now thanks to Bayonetta, I am kinda scared for multiplatforms in the future. Just FUCKING unexceptable! It even got kids like mangazo saying insane things.

hmmm

Though the first half of these games im looking forward to, theres more i would have liked to see on this list. such as White Knight Chronicles, MAG, ModNation, Resonance of Fate, and even Star Ocean: International. (I know its a port but i love star ocean and i wasnt buying a 360 for it lols.)

WOW!

Lamemaster,why dont you buy a current gen system then so your stupid ass comments will at least have a little meaning. Is this like your fantasy to annoy people that actually play games. Also Im willing to that you haven't even beaten 20 games in your life. I bet your a real fan of those Barbie games.Still you remain the leader of Idiots on the boards. Man I would give anything to stop seeing your stupid face.

douche bag that wrote this artice

Not just cause 2....

Even though Just Cause 2 looks pretty sweet, I think the fact that the original game was not for ps3, players are going to miss out on the story line. It may not seem like much, but the story line is what is important! I guess you could just look on wikipedia for the original story line, but still.....

Bayonetta?.. Yakuza 3??? and poor lil Sonic

Where is Bayonetta? Maybe it will be on the 360 list since that version everyone is rating higher. But Yakuza 3...Come on they are bringing it out over here and it's awesome, give them some credit... geez.

One sad thing is that there is no Sonic / Project Needlemouse on this list. If Sega hadn't spent the past decade f*@%cking Sonic up, then it would be on this list. I hope 2010 will be a new start for Sonic and that Needlemouse will end up surprising everyone and not only not suck, but actually be really really good.

@cornholemaster

You don't own them? So you are just a mooch? Get a freakin job, and start actually paying for the games you so obviously "love". And I can say I'm the Pope, but with absolutely no proof, why would anyone care or believe me? Man, I wish my mother would pay my bills. Then I could be a shit-talking mooch like you. Wait a minute! Screw that! I would rather have credibility when it comes to discussions about games.

Next generation?

I dont think we can call any of the three systems next generation anymore Gaymaster. They have been out for four or five years now and it is puzzling to me that you think you must comment on these systems while you obviously have no credibility. Just face it you are not current on the current generation of gaming.

So far, pretty dissapointing.

Aside from the obvious ones, nothing is there to get me THAT excited about the lineup thus far.

Other additions to the list would have been welcomed, although to anyone's dismay, Star Ocean 4 International is about as special as Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma was, given how it's JUST, and I do say JUST, a port with added bonuses.

hey

i only agree with few of those titles the rest i dont think are worthy to be on top 10. I agree with god of war 2, the last guardian though i would like see more of game. and defo final fantasy 13 for me next year games are as followed my top ten!

Those skeptical about Heavy Rain....

After playing Indigo Prophecy (a Heavy Rain prequel thats on the PS2 and Xbox), I have to say that I am really excited for Heavy Rain. If you are unsure about Heavy Rain, I implore you to try out Indigo Prophecy for the PS2 or Xbox (its Xbox 360 backwards compatible if you were wondering).

On another note, seeing Final Fantasy go back to the old formula has me very excited for Final Fantasy XIII.

Heavy Rain

Unfortunately Heavy Rain is still not nearly enough draw to invest in another console for me.

Even if it was on one of the consoles I own, given my reservations toward certain genres (strategy and adventure especially) on the console, I'd still be wary of it. Just like I'd never buy a fighting or party game on the PC.

If Heavy Rain was available on the PC I'd by it in a heartbeat mind you.

From The List...

The ones I'm curious about to get are FFXIII, BioShock2, The Last Guardian, Heavy Rain, and GT5, and the latter two being ones I'm quite anxious about. Heavy Rain's still a mystery for me (how is it gonna play, and is the play gonna feel too much like a film or not, a la a bunch of QTEs strung together and "Hey, it's a game!" slapped on @ the end), and GT5...well I just want a hardcore, get-down-to-business racing simulator, and I've always had love for the Gran Turismo series (I'm not counting out Forza though).

I forgot about The Last Guardian until it popped up on the list x3; I wanna see how that one turns out too, and I should be more in the mood for it when the release is around the corner and ready to drop. BioShock 2's got my eye b/c I like the atmosphere that game's creating, and a lot of good word was given to the first one. FFXIII....heh it might just be moreso b/c I wanna see what everyone else will and has been talking about, plus it could be pretty funny beating out my friend (who's a nut for everything FF) in that game before he completes it. For some reason I was expecting Mass Effect 2 and SSFIV on the list, but I guess ME2 is 360-exclusive for now. And, maybe SSFIV isn't so much anticipated to get on this list, but I know I'm still looking forward to it (and BB: CS).

FFXII

Even though those who have played FFXIII report it to be as linear as an airstrip, I don't mind. If the story is good, and the combat gameplay is fun, I don't mind feeling like I'm just along for the ride. I'm normally not someone who places great importance on graphics, but from what I have seen, it looks good enough that I won't care if it's basically an interactive film.

If GT5 prologue is any indication, GT5 'itself' will be the best thing since sliced bread. Sure, it basically does what other games have done before, but it looks like it does it well. Between the incredible visuals, the insane amount of content, and the fun to be had playing this game with my old man, there's no doubt in my mind that I'll be picking this one up.

I'm interested to see how Bioshock 2 will improve on the first game, but I'll probably be picking it up on the PC rather then my PS3. Call me old-fashioned if you will, but even when the controls are well executed (like in KillZone 2) I still prefer to be shooters on the PC.

I'm interested to see what Heavy Rain will become. What I've seen and read so far suggests it may simply be an interactive film with glorified quicktime events and impressive visuals, but if the story is good enough, I won't care that much, though likely it will be a turn-off for many. If it lives up to the expectations, it has all the ingredients for an awesome game.

3d dot heroes makes me tingly in all the right places if only for the nostalgia it invokes and the atmosphere it seems to build.

I've never understood the big deal about GoW, though I might come to like it more if I give it an actual fair chance and play it through...

As for this write-up, I think 1up has done a good job of listing the games that are anticipated by many. RPG fans (like me) will be anxious to see what White Knight Chronicles and Star Ocean 4 bring but a good deal of PS3 owners out there prefer games like GoW, Army of Two: 40th day and Just Cause. I might actually pick up Army of Two myself because proper co-op can be an awesome experience with a couple of beers and a buddy.

Predictable list

The list is great and all but it's just to predictable. I wish there were more surprises then these known games that have been previewed and talk about. There's got to be something more us gamers don't know about. Other than that, we really should just wait to E3.

Come on Sony!

Man, another year my ps3 is on lite-duty. Outside of GOW3(GOTY for sure) and Last Guardian, I'm gonna be on the 360 and Wii. I sure hope Sony and friends have some stuff up their sleeves cause I want to get some PS3 lovin going on. You all can keep your FF13. Played some of the Japanese version, and I'm not sold.

oooo...

I'll take MLB 10...

...over White Knight Chronicles. I like RPG's, but have zero interest in that game. Seriously, what's the BFD? On the other hand, I am really looking forward to GoW III, ModNation Racers, Last Guardian and Yakuza 3.

in defennese

mlb show is probally one of the best baseball games and its exclusive to the ps3, so i can see why show 10 is on the list, but i agree they should have kept it to ps3 only games , and put modnation racers in it. maybe mag , but im not really that into online only shooters that much i guess. even though most shooters after your done with the single player you pretty much play online only.

Few of the list seems iffy

awesome

but why did they include multiplatform games if they could have just added other great looking games that are also exclusive. Games that they left out like: Modnation Racers, MAG, Agent i guess, isnt quantum theory also an exclusive? Im just saying they should have kept it strictly exclusives or at least not mention games like MLB(really? MLB? come on, id choose MAG or Modnation over that anyday) Army of two and just cause 2. They can keep Bioshock on the list because thats a good one to look forward to. GOW3 my most anticipated game!!

Also thats freaking dumb how they said FF13 eclipses anything else that month, yeah right idiots, it does not eclipse GOW3, id get GOW3 over FF13. It would have been that way, but since my brother is getting FF13 and im getting GOW3 it wont have to wait, i would have put it on hold if i would have had to buy them both.

Can't wait

So many great games to play and FFXIV, plus the PS3 just had a amazing 2009. There are some better games coming out besides what 1up listed here, like White Knight Chronicles etc. Sorry you sold your PS3 Final_Spart4n , hope you enjoy your xbox. I'd much rather play FFXIII on the PS3...

Not enough for me to buy another PS3...

sold my original launch 60GB PS3 in Oct and still no regrets. The only game I might be interested in is GT5...GOW3 is underwhelming and have not been the same since part one and FFXIII is on the 360. Not a fan of Last Guardian and quick time event extravaganza Heavy Rain. I hope PS3 does well but not a buyback yet in 2010.

It's gonna be an expensive year!

Just the spring alone is gonna be expensive. I think next year is gonna finally be the year when Sony will gain a lot of ground on M$ and Nintendo and begin there journey back to the top of the video game world!? I think the Wii is really going to trail off next year because Nintendo has almost nothing in the way of huge games except for Metroid and Super Mario Galaxy 2, it has almost no online presence, and it's just a dated system all the way around.

List quality

I was gonna question if it was necessary for so many people to make negative comments about the list, but I thought about it and it is really pretty poor. Army of 2? Serious? I think the list should have been the Top 10 exclusives. Is one of the Xbox ones gonna be Madden 11?

Seriously?

They couldn't find any other game than Army of Two: 40th day? I mean... The first one was just average but this one looks like more of the same mediocrity. Haven't played it though, but there has got to be more interesting games for the PS3 owners out there. Heck, even the completely uninteresting game MAG should be on there instead of 40th Day. At least that game is a PS3 exclusive.

Also

Last Guardian...

...is the game I am looking forward to the most. Second would be FFXIII. I am not quite sure how I feel about Heavy Rain... I couldn't really get into Indigo Prophecy and if it's more of that, then I won't be getting it on day one, that's for sure. I have to finish God of War II before I ever play GoW3. I really liked God of War, but I am having a hard time getting into GoW2.